Brewer's Dictionary of Twentieth Century Phrase and Fable

By Ebenezer Cobham Brewer

Book Overview

From "abominable snowman" to "zoo daddy", this dictionary supplies the details behind the origins and meanings of 5000 words and phrases which define the 20th century. New words and phrases included... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395616492
• ISBN13: 9780395616499
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 662 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"